Douche-can.



J. L. NYLANDER.

DOUCHE CAN.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, l9l6.

Patented 0%. 24.1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Hot. 24, rain.

Application filed May 2, 1916. Serial No. 94,903.

To all whom it may concern:

.Be it known that I, J OSEPH L. NYLANDER,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county ofKing and State of Washington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Douche-Cans; and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

This invention relates to surgical appliances for use in hospitals; andit consists of a douche can or irrigator constructed with a concealeddelivery spout as hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front view of a douche can constructedaccording to this invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, frombelow. Fig. 3 is a vertical section through the lower part of the can,taken on the line mw in Fig. 2.

The douche can 2 is a vessel of any approved form for holding liquid,and it is preferably formed of thin sheet metal coated with enamel orother protective material.

As heretofore constructed douche cans have had delivery spouts at theirlower parts which projected from the can and were liable to be brokenofli. The enamel also became defective, especially when a broken spoutwas repaired, and the metal of the can and spout became'oXidiZed byexposure with the risk of the liquid carrying poisonous substances withit into the body of the patient.

According to this invention, the lower part of the can, and preferablyits bottom, is

swaging the thin sheet metal into the form of an inverted basin. Thedelivery spout 4. is secured to the inside of this pocket so that itdoes not project beyond the surface of the can. A channel 5 is swaged inthe can opposite the outer end of the spout 4.

The spout 4 is arranged in a substantially horizontal position, and theflexible irrigat ing tube is slipped into engagement with the spout andprojects through the channel 5. The can is provided with any suitableeye or ring 7 for suspending it from a stationary support. I do notrestrict myself to placing the delivery spout at the bottom of the can,as it may be arranged at one side of the can in carrying out thisinvention.

What I claim is:

1. A douche can provided at its lower part with an inwardly projectingpocket and having a delivery spout arranged within the said pocket, saidcan having also a channel at one side of the pocket in front of thespout to accommodate a delivery tube.

2. A douche can provided with an inverted basin-shaped pocket whichprojects inwardly from its bottom, and having a substantially slightlycurved delivery spout arranged within the said pocket, said can havingalso a channel, for the delivery tube, in one side of the pocket infront of the spout.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

JOSEPH L. NYLANDER.

Gopiea of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patente. Washington, D. G.

